First sentence: "I once knew a little boy, who was as well taught as most children of his age, and who had sense enough to listen to good advice; and he had learned many things very useful for him to know."
Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections bound with: The shipwreck: showing what sometimes happens on our sea coasts; also, giving a particular account of a pool sailor boy, who was refused any assistance by the wreckers, and who died in consequence of their inhuman conduct. London: Religious Tract Society, 56, Paternoster Row [between 1822 and 1886]. Bound together subsequent to publication with 21 other chapbooks; with binder’s spine title: Tales etc.; marbled paper over boards
First sentence: "I once knew a little boy, who was as well taught as most children of his age, and who had sense enough to listen to good advice; and he had learned many things very useful for him to know." Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections bound with: The shipwreck: showing what sometimes happens on our sea coasts; also, giving a particular account of a pool sailor boy, who was refused any assistance by the wreckers, and who died in consequence of their inhuman conduct. London: Religious Tract Society, 56, Paternoster Row [between 1822 and 1886]. Bound together subsequent to publication with 21 other chapbooks; with binder’s spine title: Tales etc.; marbled paper over boards.